A highly localized habitat specialist (EOO 118 km²), known from three locations and declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.

Distribution

Endemism

South African endemic

Provincial distribution

Western Cape

Range

Knersvlakte.

Habitat and Ecology

Major system

Terrestrial

Major habitats

Knersvlakte Quartz Vygieveld

Description

Shallow soils with quartz pebbles.

Threats

This species is threatened by ongoing habitat loss and degradation due to mining and prospecting. Parts of its habitat has already been mined for limestone, and there are currently new mining and prospecting applications across its very narrow range (N.A. Helme pers. comm.).

Population

This species is rare and localized, and known from only a few subpopulations. It is declining due to ongoing habitat loss and degradation.